The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-04-13
About schools

The season i at hand for rae
opening of the summer schools. aud
some of u, who have endured the
work and worTy Of the winter term are
applying for your patronage. We Wish To
help you keep your children Of the street, u
well as 10 benefit them by oGr instruction
Irthey were old enough, and bad the oppor-
tVnity % gain strength 5y labor on the farm
or ia the workshop. il might bsjust a. vel
but a. tFings are, the choice viii lie in most
c.l-ts between the street and the school-r0om-
Now let me say word in behalf Of Mr.
Berkes and myself since both OF us have
sornetimas set the tongues OF the gossips
a-Wagging. Last year, during my connec-
ton with the Normal. observed that most
Of the town pupils were no5 only poor sehol-
ar for their aye, but averse 10 studying
They seemed 10 lack ambition. and to wish
for nothing more than 70 have a good time
yet, generally speaking Mr. Berkey managed
them with d great deal of tact aud success
During the winter he had a still worse ele-
ment 10 deal with, and if he made some mis-
takes a, which of Us has n0t2l il Is never
thele~s true that by his pluck and energy lie
accomplished much, not only Ia redeem the
fiir tame of the borough but 10 bring back
our schools o. th, standard Of the 0ideu days
when We bad men al the head v no knew
their duty md did t. A fof myself I viii
only say that, though the place was Of my
own choosing if I had had the experience at
the outset, in teaching a primary school, that
six months service gave me- I could have
done enough better. and that If could have
lad q female assistant In my own room, our
four school, would all have been the better
for il. FeilOw-to Snsmen. stand by your
teachers all Of them Be assured their work
was faithfully and well done
The local press has been teening for wea-
~ while with notices ofall kinds OF schools
except perhaps. such one a- was teach
ing. Although somewhat IaIe in the day.
the up, and down, Of the seventy pupils 5f
the First Primary may not be without inter
est. The number enrolled during the first
quarter was > males and = females. Of
whom males and 5 female, were promoted
to No Z after the holidays For the last
quarter il was . male, and - females. and T.
Tor the last month l. males and > females
The average percentage for the term was =
for the males and = for the female, OF the .
entire list. 81 males and 3, females 2 males .
and 81 fem.iiy~ came from No ia number
nearly equal o. tnat of ali tue new pupils re-
leiyed IN rhe building All these bad been
promoted ou their merits, except TWO boys
Who. ike the . males and . temilr- from No.
T. had been boosted into ouF room upon their
ic- c-meriIS, not having enough Of the other
kind 20 keep them uuf Of IT, The number Of .
pupils IN uur room who belonged to uo other
during the Term not including the precious
.ai that dird WIS Il. males and lG females
whose average attendance was Il day- tor
males and ~ tor temale- IA loss of time ow-
ing in some measure ru THE careieS-ues- of
parents but chiefly % sickness aud other
CAUSES A. many children viii
be- going tp school gbi> summer. We hope
their teachers viii train them with special
reference to tl,- course of study adopted by
.ae school Board A. iU promotions from
lse grade. 30 will ba -ean thag while Is were
sent up during the term. o OF the pupils Of
No : were sent down 20 make room for
them But for an thar "a large number must
1e promoted IN the fall and we shall insist
thar all who ARE competent must have the
privilege ofcumpeting for PLACES in that grade
even ifa score of seats should have 20 be- va
.l-ei Ju admit them
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